Rheumatic Fever Cause
Health Encyclopedia: Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory diseasethat may develop after an infection with streptococcus bacteria (such as
Alternative Names
Acute rheumatic fever
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Rheumatic fever is common worldwide and is responsible for many cases of damaged heart valves. While it is far less common in the U.S. since the beginning of the 20th ce...
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Rheumatic fever
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Acute rheumatic fever Treatment The management of acute rheumatic fever is geared towards the reduction of inflammation with anti-inflammatory... Read more »Aortic stenosis
... Aortic valve stenosis Prevention Treat strep infections promptly to prevent rheumatic fever, which can cause aortic stenosis. This condition itself often cannot be... Read more »Aortic insufficiency
...each heart contraction. This leads to a strong and forceful pulse (bounding pulse). In the past, rheumatic fever was the primary cause of aortic insufficiency. Now that antibiotics are used to... Read more »Images
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